Police Ombudsman

Ms Emily Logan - Police Ombudsman

Emily Logan was appointed Police Ombudsman on 2 April 2025 by our Head of State, President Michael D. Higgins, following an open competition and resolutions of both Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament). The Police Ombudsman is independent in her statutory functions for which she accounts directly to the Irish Parliament, Oireachtas.

Emily Logan previously served as Commissioner of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission for four years, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission for five years and Ireland’s first Ombudsman for Children for eleven years.

She worked in leadership roles in Ireland, the UK and Council of Europe: as Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, on the executive of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and as Chair of the European Network of Ombudsman for Children.

She is Adjunct Professor in UCC School of Law and UCD Sutherland School of Law.

Emily currently serves on the Board of the Independent Police Complaints Authorities Network (Europe) and Independent Panel of the FIFA Foundation Safe Football Support Unit (Global).

Deputy Police Ombudsman

In addition to the Police Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer, the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act, 2024 created an office of Deputy Police Ombudsman. An open recruitment competition to fill this position was launched by PublicJobs on 21 March 2025. It is expected that the Deputy Police Ombudsman will be appointed in the coming months.